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The cough is getting worse. He is really starting to look ill. Wed we go to this additional doctor in philly. Faxed bloodwork to a pediatric hematologist / oncologist before they would see him and they gave us an appt for 12/1
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Lungs clear on Monday. Breathing
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Lungs were clear last check on Monday. No trouble breathing
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Hi, I'd think that at this point identifying the underlying cause is secondary. Of primary importance is making sure he doesn't have (or develop) pneumonia - that's especially true if it turns out that he does have immunodeficiency. Is his breathing very fast?

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/967822-overview
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